Travel news
Jetstar to make passengers check-in, board earlier to ‘prevent delays’
Jetstar will close check-in and boarding for flights earlier from next week as it attempts to lift its on-time departures above 60 per cent.
- by Katherine Scott
Opinion
Train journeys
Everywhere in the world loves train travel. Why doesn’t Australia?
- by Ben Groundwater
Is it OK to stock up for later from the hotel breakfast buffet?
Since buffets resumed post-COVID, travellers have been at a stalemate: is pilfering pastries and snacks in Ziploc bags a great travel hack, or just stealing?
- by Katherine Scott
Traveller letters: Angry Vegemite fans say bring back the travel tube
Has Bega’s new squeeze bottle for Vegemite been tested by anyone who actually travels?
Cannes’ most famous hotel reopens after renovation
Loved by celebrities and royalty, this grand hotel on the Cote d’Azur is exuding a new glamour.
- by Julietta Jameson
$400 for a four-hour snooze? Air NZ reveals details on economy bunk beds
Air New Zealand has revealed more details about its Skynest pods – including prices and what will be included.
- by Siobhan Downes
Change of heart: Qantas reopens ‘permanently’ closed lounge
Abandoned during the pandemic, Qantas has opted to reopen its lounge at Hong Kong airport following an upgrade and the relaxation of travel restrictions in the city.
- by Andrew Conway
Female travellers blast Sydney Airport over ‘humiliating’ treatment
Almost a year after improvements were promised, several women have complained of sexist treatment by security staff at Sydney Airport.
- by Katherine Scott
Traveller Letters: Warning for travellers to Vietnam over visas
Vietnam’s visa system has been revised and now all visas need to be obtained online.
It’s now easier to visit this Aussie bucket-list item
There’s now a luxury houseboat parked near one of the Kimberley’s most popular natural attractions, Horizontal Falls, and you can stay overnight.
- by Julietta Jameson
Memo to the new CEO: Here’s what Qantas passengers want
Lowering airfares, addressing staff shortages and improving business class are some of the issues Qantas passengers would like the incoming chief executive to address.
- by Katherine Scott
New luxury hotel spearheads global fundraiser for earthquake relief
The Peninsula Istanbul opened just a week after devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria.
- by Julietta Jameson